Congratulations on your trophy. I agree that the 'shine' on the beach is very effective from the angle of your photo but the overall sweep of the layout and backscene are also very impressive when viewed from the front.

I thought that the Abingdon show was particularly good this year, with a lot of layouts making good use of 'water' textures.

I was probably just pleased that there were still some of Pauline's flapjacks left ;-)

Shh! You're giving away our trade secrets.

I really like the view along the layout, the light reflects really nicely off the "damp patches" on the beach, really pleased with the way that has come out!

Nice pics Andy - Particularly like the overall shot looking along the length of the layout...a view probably not seen by the punters...

Yes, I've always liked this angle but it only really works at shows when we have the full lighting rig set up. You do need to filter out the lights that are shining straight at you though, which is easier with the Mark 1 eyeball than it is with a camera.

The Hall does look very good doesn't it

Thanks John. It's certainly coming along although I'd say that the colour looks a bit unnatural in the photo. It's better in real life but still very 'ex works'. I'm planning some more work on the paint finish which will hopefully result in a slightly more subdued and natural looking end product.

Congratulations on your trophy. I agree that the 'shine' on the beach is very effective from the angle of your photo but the overall sweep of the layout and backscene are also very impressive when viewed from the front.

I thought that the Abingdon show was particularly good this year, with a lot of layouts making good use of 'water' textures.

Thanks Mike. I got a quick look round and saw some nice layouts but I suppose that one of the down sides of a one day show is that there is less time for sloping off on the part of the operators so I didn't get long to linger.

A really good weekend, we were back to back with st Ruth. The team are a lot of fun and we managed a beer on Friday evening as well as plenty of banter on the Saturday - along with a couple of Pauline's cakes:-)
A well deserved best in show for St Ruth and good to see it retained by a 2 mm layout - we won it last year.
Overall a good show although, as others have said it was difficult to get away on a one day show, particularly as Kim and I unusually didn't have any guest operators.
Another treat for 2 mm fans was Julia's demo complete with a section of her superb layout Highcleare.
Jerry

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